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Found this in my family attic and not sure where it came from. Possibly brought back after WWII. Any help?

Chinese fan, dated early autumn of the 巳丑 year (which is probably 1949, even though that was a tumultuous year and there aren't a lot of dated works from that year; 1889 is also possible), painted in Shanghai by a Xu Bing 徐冰 who uses the art name 秀水 "Xiushui". What is going to make this guy hard to identify is that there is a contemporary artist with the same name (same characters) who is _very_ well known and is crowding out attempts to search on your artist.

The seal with the design of a traditional coin reads "Prosperity is just ahead; China Painting Gallery", and isn't a trademark or shop sign I recognize. It no doubt belongs to the gallery that sold the picture some years after it was painted.

Thank you for the information. Where do I go from here? Not sure if there is any value here and the difference between 1949 and possibly 1889 seems significant.
Again, Thanks,
Al

Not sure where you are located but you can ask _reputable_ auction houses for their view; they have an interest in having works to sell, if they are interested then it has some value. However, I suspect that this artist is not well known and the fan format is normally less expensive than other formats like hanging scrolls, so they may not bite

Thanks again.
Excellent response.

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